The Rugby Thread

[Donegal Wolf]

Make no sense in England's position. The volume of players England produce means sides are always going to be competitive in Europe etc.
Other countries who had it Australia, South Africa, Wales have relaxed the rules as why work with 1 hand behind your back.

Work well in Ireland & New Zealand as the Unions have complete control over players, regarding number of appearances and even who they play for (neither of which RFU have).

Mind you when Sexton went to Paris for 2 years Ireland bent the rules to let him play.

 

[jd1981]

How’s that not a high tackle?

 

[jd1981]

France making some really daft errors, not finding touch from a penalty and just dropping a routine catch into touch

 

[BillyDee]

France almost hilariously throw it away in the last minute, but Scotland can't get it over...

 

[jd1981]

Well this shaping up to be a great day of the sport, ref seemed desperate to award a penalty try there

 

[jd1981]

Having watched it again that’s never a penalty try, penalty maybe

 

[sycophantia]

Both these teams are a bit crap, 'stodgy' comes ro mind

 

[Tredman]

Enjoyable game regardless.

 

[sycophantia]

Enjoyable game regardless.

England much better second half

 

[jd1981]

England just about deserved it, much better second half having said that Wales were terrible. Pretty much decided that Wales will come 5th and England 4th. Fully expect that to be England’s last win

 

[sycophantia]

Supercharged start by England but then lots of handling errors in advanced positions.
Sensible drop goal.

 

[jd1981]

Not sure how England are behind Scotland just very clinical

 

[sycophantia]

Feels like it's been a problem for England for ages, not enough points from the territory, possession and pressure.

 

[sycophantia]

It's excellent play by van de Merwe but every try has come from a poor England mistake, we are chucking this game away.

 

[Tredman]

Need to get our foreign winger on, might work for us too.

 

[Tredman]

Need to get our foreign winger on, might work for us too.

Yep

 

[sycophantia]

Not sure England players have good enough basic skills.

 

[Tredman]

Decent game, not the hammering many predicted. I’d probably say England were the better team.

I’m not comfortable with a player playing against England who has been capped by England. Makes a mockery of the rules - how can we have English players in France who can’t play for England when English players in England can play for Scotland. Utter nonsense.

 

[sycophantia]

Decent game, not the hammering many predicted. I’d probably say England were the better team.

I’m not comfortable with a player playing against England who has been capped by England. Makes a mockery of the rules - how can we have English players in France who can’t play for England when English players in England can play for Scotland. Utter nonsense.

Yeah, I thought we played the best rugby but those errors killed us.

 

[Tredman]

I thought Lawrence was really poor today. Chucking him straight in from injury was not a good decision.